Diageo has agreed to change the recipes of some of its spirits in India after the federal food safety regulator banned the sale of certain products. Two unnamed government sources told Reuters that the company will make alterations to some of its whisky and rum products, and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India will drop its sales ban on this understanding. Earlier this month, the FSSAI banned sales of spirits made by companies including Diageo's Indian business United Spirits, claiming the products did not comply with rules on flavours and age-related claims. United Spirits had said it was taking the FSSAI to court over the ban on its McDowell's No. 1 rum. A Diageo spokesperson said the company has engaged with the FSSAI and taken appropriate measures to align its products fully with the revised requirements.
Diageo PLCDiageo must alter India spirits recipes after FSSAI sales ban, impacting its Indian business.
United Spirits faces FSSAI sales ban and must change recipes, with legal action ongoing.
